41. Rothschild said fewer than 10 percent of doctors use Neupogen to treat patients with afebrile neutropenia . 42. The FDA panel, though, is only considering its use in febrile neutropenia patients today. 43. G-CSF was first trialled as a therapy for neutropenia induced by chemotherapy in 1988. 44. Mutations in this gene are associated with cyclic neutropenia and severe congenital neutropenia ( SCN ). 45. Mutations in this gene are associated with cyclic neutropenia and severe congenital neutropenia ( SCN ). 46. Most of these individuals suffer from neutropenia , which makes them less capable of defending themselves. 47. Neutropenia causes an increased risk of infection from organisms that the body could normally fight easily.48. Neutropenia is a hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low number of neutrophils in the blood.49. The FDA panel found Maxipime was safe and effective for treating the condition known as febrile neutropenia . 50. The diagnosis of neutropenia is done via the low neutrophil count detection on a full blood count.